john maguire

Ottawa man makes first court appearance on terrorism charges A 25-year-old Ottawa man appeared in court facing terrorism charges Feb. 4 after police put out arrest warrants for three local men accused of terrorism-related offences. Awso Peshdary is charged with conspiracy to participate in the activities of a terrorist organization and facilitating the activities of …

After a CBC article uncovered that a former Thompson Rivers University student had apparently gone to fight with terror group ISIS, a professor is asking why it happened and what can be done to stop it from happening again.